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UAE to provide treatment to 1,000 injured Palestinian children at its hospitals

02 Nov 2023 01:11pm
Palestinian health ministry ambulances arrive outside the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Nov 1. Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP
Palestinian health ministry ambulances arrive outside the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Nov 1. Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP
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ISTANBUL - United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said Wednesday that his country will treat some 1,000 injured Palestinian children at its hospitals.

The decision was announced during a phone call between UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, Anadolu Agency citing the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.

The two sides also stressed the importance of delivering relief and medical aid to civilians in Gaza.

Earlier on Wednesday, the first group of injured Palestinians arrived in Egypt to complete their medical treatment at hospitals in the North Sinai governorate following the opening of the Rafah border crossing for the first time in 25 days amid intense fighting in Gaza.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 8,796 Palestinians, around 70 per cent of them children and women, while more than 22,000 others were injured since Oct 7. - BERNAMA-ANADOLU AGENCY

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